She said that even though she felt good about her performance, she wasn't quite sure just how successful she'd be.

"I was just happy I was able to put that run together because that course was very difficult," she said. "I had no idea - I didn't know how the judges were going to score it, I didn't know how the last few girls were going to do, so I kind of just, I set the goal, I landed my run and the rest was out of my hands."

When she learned the results, she fell to her knees in gratitude.

"Oh my God, I was just like 'thank you, universe. Holy snap!'" she said.

Speaking of the intense pressure that led up to the moment, Anderson said she was surprised she didn't break down in tears as she had done when she saw her sister just before making the run.

"It's just so much pressure leading up to that day and that moment. … I felt like I was going to explode with all this energy, and to be able to like store it and reserve it" and do what she set out to do was "pretty amazing," she said.

Anderson's success at the sport is somewhat ironic, given that she's afraid of heights.

"I've always been afraid of heights. Like roller coasters - there's not a chance," she said, laughing.

She explained she considered snowboarding simply "working with transitions," adding that she felt in control. She also said the sport gave her the chance to soar like the birds she so enjoys watching.

Asked how she would describe herself, Anderson said she was "an authentic, down-to-earth girl" who is "grateful to be given the opportunity to follow my passion and snowboard and spread love and conscious energy and be my true, authentic self, and just try to bring some light to this chaotic world we live in."